Rise and shine?

Axel woke up at 5 yesterday, I was hoping it wouldn't happen again but of course it happened today as well, I really hope this is not a new pattern or something aarrrrgggg, it is awful to have to go up this early, you have that sort of feeling that you get when you are going to go travel and have to wake up on all strange hours to go to the airport. I'm was (still am ) so tired and tried to get him to sleep a bit longer (of course), first in his own bed (which seldom works at that time of the morning) and then in our bed - which he NEVER does so I don't understand why oh why I feel the desperation to try it every time this happens anyway?! I think we need a couple of blackout blinds so we can pretend it's night for a bit longer, our wooden blinds aren't just not up to scratch. But as we sold the car an IKEA visit is not the easiest now, darn, we should have thought about this before we started to rely on J's mum to go, oh well... I need to drink some tea now, my head is hurting.

Ohh I forgot...

Any idea how to get a little boy to start crawling forward and not just backwards?

Wedding colour scheme, any ideas??

We are having our first (of two) wedding party here in Brighton after the ceremony in the evening for all our friends. No food or speeches, just bubbly, mingling and (hopefully) some dancing. It's not long to go now so we need to start planning the decoration of the place, J happened to look at a play in the same room last week and came home telling me that the walls where blue which I must have totally blocked out as I thought they were a bit plainer. However, when we got there this weekend to have a second little peek and to take some photos we realised that the walls where in fact lilac (but on the photos we took they look blue so they must be magic walls ha ha. I was thinking of having a pink summery theme but I'm not so sure now, all I know is that I don't want a drastic look (you know a bit like James Bond-ish), instead I would like a very soft, romantic, summer cottage beach look with wild flowers and soft light. But that's not gonna happen here in Brighton with lilac walls : ), but thankfully we are actually having our second (family) party in Sweden in a summer house so I get a bit of that in the end. Anyway, back to the subject, anyone got ideas about any colours that goes nicely together with lilac? I was looking for some inspirational pictures online and found this photo, classic!

I wonder on which planet the designer lives cos this is just plain horrendous ha ha, then again maybe it is for older people getting married as I just noticed that the chairs are actually rocking chairs?!?!

I also found a site that teach you how to make a cupcake stand, perfect! Now I just have to find Polysthyrene cake dummies!

Long weekend

Had a nice long weekend with some sunshine : )


Axel on the swings for the first time, not sure if it was a hit or miss, gonna try and find a proper baby swing for him so he can actually swing and not just sit in it while J "moves" it a bit : )


Nice to eat grass and to try the slide (with a little help from dad).

Axel a bit sceptical of his mum ha ha.

Sunny morning?

I've been a bit slack lately with the blog, don't have much to write really, everyday is the same here, play, food and walks, maybe see a friend or two. The weather has not been the best, but I hope today will bring sunshine, it looks promising! It's a long weekend here in UK with Monday off which is nice. We just chilled out yesterday, I had some time for myself while Ax and J was out and about but managed to sleep most of it, damn. Haven't been sleeping so well lately, not sure why, just toss and turn a lot before finally sleeping and then waking up if Ax stirres. I went to the Job centre last week to see if I could get some job seeker allowance while I'm looking for work, what a depressing place, and flipping weirdos! They didn't wanted to help me with the pram up the stairs (health and safety apparently), and the lift they got was only for staff!?!?! Then I had to sit and wait for a long time even tho the specifically told me on the phone that it was crucial that I was there on time. After all this waiting I don't seem to be eligible as I strangely enough haven't paid enough National Insurance for 06-07 aaarrrrrggggg (typ A kassa). Oh well, I was a bit upset afterwards and think I might not go there again, it's such a negative place and don't think it's for me really, just gets you down, I have been positive that everything will be fine, I have never had a problem finding work before, so why now, would be a shame if they change my frame of mind with their negativity, and as we don't have a nursery place for Ax until Sept it would be hard for me to find alternative nursery care over the summer anyway, but we'll see. Enough depressing things, and here's for hoping that the recession will soon end!!!!

Axel clapping part two!

The mobile video function isn't the best, he usually don't move in slowmotion (although I must admit I wish he did sometimes : )

Axel clapping!

Sorry about the bad quality, we got a little clapper in our family!